One of the first things you learn when you enter the outdoor industry is that Teva knows how to throw a party. So it makes sense that they can bust out a long weekend with the best of them.
Mixed climbing? Check. Snowshoe, telemark, and splitboard racing? Check. Dual mountain bike snow slalom? Of course! A Theophilus London concert? Why the heck not?
The weekend of February 10-12, Teva Winter Mountain Games will hit Vail, Colorado, and it's going to bring a truckload of awesomeness with it. In addition to the standard winter sports like skiing, ice climbing and the like, Teva is bringing Big Air and On Snow Dual Slalom mountain bike events to the mix. Yeah. Two guys going head to head, flying down a snowy-covered hill and nailing gates. If that doesn't get your blood pumping, you may be dead. Seek help.
On Sunday, February 12, my favorite event will kick off. The Vail Uphill race appeals to the masochist in me. It separates the men and women from the boys and girls with a 2-mile race up groomed ski trails from the base of Vail Mountain's Lionshead to the top of the Eagle's Nest at 10,328 feet. Two miles, uphill, in the snow, as fast as you can. That is hard of core.
Throw in a Theophilus London free concert on Saturday night and some Outdoor Reels film selections on Friday, and you've got a weekend crammed full of awesome. For the full list of events, head over to the Teva Winter Mountain Games website. Better yet, go check it out if you're in the Vail area next week.
